Position Title: Graphic Designer
Location: Nairobi
Number of Positions: 1
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per
child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a
profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya,
we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the
company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.Location: Nairobi
Number of Positions: 1
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
About this position
Bridge International Academies (BIA) is a dynamic, new educational organization based in Nairobi. Our start-up enterprise creates primary schools located in information settlements throughout Kenya.
We provide our schools with a comprehensive range of curriculum products to drive the high quality instruction that is delivered in our schools. We are seeking a Graphic Designer to create the curriculum elements of the “School in a Box” model.
About You
- Create
design concepts and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles
and aesthetic design concepts.
- Prepare
creative book layouts as required by the supervisors or the curriculum
team and make necessary changes to layouts as required within production
schedules.
- Develop
the overall layout and production design templates of books and other
publications (both print and electronic) using appropriate print type and
font styles, and other visual elements.
- Design
visually attractive and functional covers for publications.
- Use
computer software to generate new illustrations/artworks or improve the
quality of existing ones.
- Mark
up, paste, assemble and verify layouts and specifications up to final pdf
stage to ensure their timely and economical reproduction.
- Reviewing
the mock-up design for errors and suggest improvements as needed before
final publication/printing.
- Think
creatively to produce new ideas and concepts to the overall work given.
- Use
specialized computer software packages (Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator
and Adobe Photoshop) to create layouts and design/redesign elements.
- Contribute
to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Estimating
the time required to complete the work given in order to meet deadlines.
- Working
with a wide range of media i.e Desktop Publishing software to come up with
more presentable work.
- Proofreading
to produce accurate and high-quality design work.
- Manage
and maintain graphic files including artworks and photographs for easy
retrieval.
- Keeping
abreast of emerging technologies in new media (particularly design
programs such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat pro and Corel
Draw)
- Working
as part of a team with printers, illustrators, copyeditors, authors,
curriculum specialists and other designers.
About You
- 3-5
years experience as a graphic designer
- A
Bachelor’s degree
- Proficiency
in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat pro and Corel Draw
- Good
organization skills and ability to multi-task
- Excellent
English writing and oral communication skills
- Good
presentation skills
- Flexible
and adaptable
- Ability
to maintain confidential information
- A
individual who takes initiative and is proactive
- An
individual who works well with others and is a team player
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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